“Seedling diseases in relation to the colder soil temperature and possibly wet soil environment, as well as frost or freeze ...

Scientists at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, World Forest ID, University of Sheffield and international collaborators have ...

Be aware that early signs of soybean rust infection can easily be confused with bacterial pustules, bacterial blight and ...

Tomato hornworms can be extremely destructive to tomatoes, eggplants, and pepper plants, especially when the plants are young ...

With the proliferation of urban wildlife, it is increasingly difficult to harvest tree crops before the squirrels, rats, and ...

Farmers, gardeners, and botanists have long observed that plant diseases tend to flare up during periods of high humidity, ...

A University of Missouri crop entomologist shares what pests to keep an eye out for in the 2026 growing season.

For southern Georgia farmer Randy Dowdy, hitting the 100-bushel mark with soybeans isn’t about how many seeds he can put in ...

Emerging genome editing tools, particularly CRISPR/Cas9, are facilitating functional genomics research and accelerating crop improvement. However, the detection and screening of transgenic lines ...

As spring approaches, warm weather welcomes new flower blossoms like petunias or tulips and flowering trees such as dogwoods or Eastern redbuds. While this new growth symbolizes positivity through new ...

When early spring days have finally arrived, so do the hungry critters that would love to devour your vegetables and flowers. Now is the time to be proactive and take steps to prevent pests. Here’s ...

USDA was already predicting more soybean acres and fewer corn and wheat acres in 2026. Those predictions are further increasing with the U.S. war on Iran, American Soybean Association economist ...